AAN JUNE/SUMMER QUARTER 2021 contents
Cover: Chinese Jades Top the Lots at Hong Kong Sales. People: Interview with the artist Shahzia Sikander. People: The Singaporean photographer Russel Wong and his Kyoto series. People: Madame Song, A Chinese love story. Travel: Touring Ladakh and early Buddhist rock art. Women Who Hunt, looking for the huntress in Indian paintings. From the Archives: Emerald Cities, the Doris Duke Collection and a journey through Southeast Asian art. Exhibitions: Ancient maps in Taiwan, A History of Japanese style in New York, Asian trade goods in Adelaide, Japanese creative prints in Ohio, Opium, Silk, and the Missionaries in China in London. Art and Diplomacy, Japanese gifts, at Fontainebleau in France. Etel Adnan in Istanbul, Ali Banisadr in Florence, and Ai Weiwei in Paris. Gallery shows in Paris and New York. Hong Kong and London auction reviews. Fairs in London and Paris. Islamic Arts Diary.
It is impossible to write about the Bulgarian artist Maryn Varbanov (1932-1989) without writing about his wife Song Huai-Kuei (1937-2006), too. They became lovers in an austere Beijing in the 1950s. He was an ambitious tapestry artist who went on… Continue reading
The prints designed by Japanese artist Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) feature traditional subjects, bold colours, and realism that went beyond 19th-century norms, a combination that achieved remarkable commercial success. In his homeland his reputation rested upon his paintings (from his later… Continue reading
This exhibition of the arts of Siam and Burma was held at the Asian Art Museum (AAM) in San Francisco and mainly featured the donation from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation of Southeast Asian art. The Southeast Asian Art Collection… Continue reading
In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of Singapore-Japan Diplomatic Relations, the Asian Civilisations Museum has organised a joint exhibition of Edo-period prints and Singaporean photographer Russel Wong’s series that focuses on life in Kyoto. Two Exhibitions Reflecting Japanese Life –… Continue reading